WEST CHESTER — Chester County communities, schools and families are working to help victims displaced by Hurricane Sandy.

A group of sixth-graders from St. Agnes School gathered Saturday at The Kitchen Studio at Pine Street, a kitchen and bath showroom in West Goshen, to bake breads. After a day of measuring and mixing, the group baked more than 60 loaves of pumpkin and chocolate chip breads, which were delivered Monday to victims at a shelter in Egg Harbor Township.

“St. Agnes has always emphasized community and service,” said Brendon Dolan, owner of The Kitchen Studio and father of sixth-grade volunteer Peter Dolan. “For these students, today was truly a lesson in loving one another and helping one’s neighbor.”

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In addition to helping those in need, the baking service project was part of St. Agnes School’s goal of “140 Acts of Kindness,” a schoolwide project celebrating the school’s 140th anniversary this year.

Also, families of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Upper Uwchlan are accepting donations and volunteers to help gather, sort and distribute supplies for storm victims in Staten Island on Wednesday. Parents and parishioners Pam Traynor, Kim Krause and Michelle O’Donnell have decided to put together this relief effort, hoping to aid residents who had experienced devastation from the hurricane.

“I have lots of family in Central New Jersey and New York, a cousin who lost her beach house in Lavette,” said O’Donnell. “I was fortunate not to lose our beach house, and reached out to Bernadette Dougherty, St. Elizabeth’s principal, to see if I could organize a collection.”

Along with O’Donnell, parishioner John Case has family in the area and informed the organizers about supplies such as gasoline and bottled water needed there. Case also spent two days delivering supplies to the area.

“Case put me in contact with specific collection sites and that started the ball moving,” said O’Donnell. “I called Kim and Pam, and we coordinated. This is a great way for us as a school church and community to do something for our close neighbors.”

Anyone wishing to donate is encouraged to drop off any supplies to the St. Elizabeth parking lot from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. today or 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The group is also looking for cleaning supplies and headlamps to bring to the area.

“We hope we can all make a huge difference,” said Krause. “We all seem to come together and make things happen.”

Kerin Martucvi, who lives in West Chester, and her mother, Joyce Steinert, also formed their own donations drive for the residents of Great Kills, Staten Island, N.Y. Both are natives of the island and still have family in the area.

The duo collected blankets, pillows, water, coats, food, clothes and baby items from various donors, including friends and organizations such as the Salvation Army, QVC and The Classic Diner.

Martucvi also reached out to her friends through Facebook before loading up her truck and driving to make what she said is only her first donation drop.

“There were boats inside of houses, and there’s no electricity,” said Martucvi, who works as a model for QVC. She said she felt blessed that the storm did not damage her home. “This year I was unscathed and I wanted to give back because I was so lucky. I still had a roof over my head, while some people there only have a wall. I just wanted to do something.”

Steinert said she was also concerned for homeowners with damage because of many reports about contractors scamming residents there.

The two are still collecting donations with plans to make at least two more trips to Staten Island later this month, and they are hoping to take more cleaning supplies to the residents there.